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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laging Pakpak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Gronkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laging Pakpak!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pakpak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pakpak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gronkowski is fending him off so far but Pakpak persists. Nope, Gronkowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Gronkowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gronkowski misses with a two punch combination.
Pakpak moves in looking to clinch but Gronkowski pushes him off.
Gronkowski misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Gronkowski both land. Nice combination.
Gronkowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gronkowski misses with a two punch combination.
Pakpak checks the leg kick.
Pakpak tries to clinch there but Gronkowski circles away.
Gronkowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gronkowski misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Gronkowski does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakpak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gronkowski tries to work over Pakpak's front leg with a kick but Pakpak checks it.
Pakpak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gronkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gronkowski throws a right hand that Pakpak ducks under and follows up with a left that Pakpak also avoids with ease.
Pakpak tries to close the distance and clinch but Gronkowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gronkowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gronkowski is breathing heavily.
Pakpak is looking to clinch but Gronkowski is avoiding it.
Gronkowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gronkowski thows a huge punch but Pakpak dodges it nicely.
Pakpak trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski drops an elbow to the side of Pakpak's head.
Gronkowski throws a strike but Pakpak avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pakpak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gronkowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gronkowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gronkowski tries to stand but Pakpak is controlling from the bottom.
Pakpak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski postures up.
Pakpak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gronkowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakpak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gronkowski throws a strike but Pakpak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gronkowski is controlling Pakpak's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pakpak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pakpak is looking to advance position but Gronkowski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gronkowski misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pakpak looks a forlorn figure.
Pakpak avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gronkowski.
Gronkowski unloads with some shots from mount but Pakpak bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pakpak wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gronkowski.
Gronkowski throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gronkowski punching from mount but Pakpak doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Gronkowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gronkowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pakpak can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pakpak takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Gronkowski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gronkowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pakpak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gronkowski is out of range and Pakpak settles back down.
Pakpak tries to close the distance and clinch but Gronkowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gronkowski clinches up against the cage.
Pakpak can't find room to land a body shot as Gronkowski controls the action.
Pakpak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Gronkowski both land. Nice combination.
Gronkowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pakpak fails with the takedown
letting Gronkowski counter with a right hand.
Gronkowski swinging wildly here.
Pakpak tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Gronkowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Pakpak with that takedown attempt.
Robbie Gronkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gronkowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Gronkowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pakpak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gronkowski's waist but Gronkowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pakpak off to one side.
Robbie Gronkowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laging Pakpak.
Gronkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Pakpak shoots and misses
and Gronkowski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pakpak!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gronkowski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pakpak is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pakpak and Gronkowski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gronkowski throws an elbow but Pakpak slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pakpak to his feet.
Gronkowski misses with a low kick.
Gronkowski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gronkowski wants to stand and escape but instead Pakpak has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gronkowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pakpak is looking to stand up but Gronkowski won't let him.
Pakpak passes Gronkowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski pushes Pakpak off looking to stand but Pakpak dives back in and keeps control.
Pakpak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gronkowski defends it well.
Pakpak wants to pass the guard but Gronkowski is defending well.
Pakpak trying to control from half guard but Gronkowski is working away.
Pakpak is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakpak uses his free foot to push down on Gronkowski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gronkowski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gronkowski working to try and regain half guard.
Pakpak looking to finish with strikes here!
Robbie Gronkowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gronkowski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Gronkowski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pakpak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gronkowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gronkowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Pakpak misses with a leg kick.
Gronkowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Gronkowski misses.
Gronkowski scores with a hook.
Pakpak slips a jab and a cross from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski blocks a low kick nicely.
Pakpak doesn't manage to clinch there - Gronkowski circles away.
A punch combination from Pakpak misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gronkowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Pakpak. Pakpak gets slowly back to his feet.
Gronkowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pakpak is looking to clinch.
Gronkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Pakpak.
Gronkowski gets a double leg takedown into Pakpak's guard.
Pakpak looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pakpak trying to control the position.
Gronkowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robbie Gronkowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gronkowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pakpak throws a right and a left that Gronkowski avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Pakpak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pakpak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gronkowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pakpak somewhat.
Laging Pakpak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pakpak misses with a takedown attempt
and Gronkowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gronkowski.
Robbie Gronkowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laging Pakpak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gronkowski stays in close to Pakpak's body and controls the position.
Gronkowski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Robbie Gronkowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Pakpak tries to clinch there but Gronkowski circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakpak checks a leg kick.
Gronkowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gronkowski is just content to waste time from the top position. Pakpak takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Pakpak keeping full guard, as Gronkowski tries to pass.
Pakpak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gronkowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pakpak, up you get!
Robbie Gronkowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Pakpak.
Gronkowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pakpak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pakpak tries to clinch there but Gronkowski circles away.
Gronkowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pakpak eats them both and turns towards Gronkowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gronkowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pakpak manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pakpak is looking for a kimura but Gronkowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pakpak to get the leverage.
Gronkowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pakpak.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Gronkowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gronkowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Gronkowski!
Our winner, Robbie Gronkowski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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